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Knee pain
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auzzinc
Posted 2010-03-19 8:46 PM (#122017)
Subject: Knee pain


HI me again.
I missed class for 3 days in a row...
Now my knee is hurting if i keep i still for a few minutes..
Am i hyper extending my knee.. Is locking the knee making me hyper extend it ?
Im a newbie but go very regularly. I havent been able to go for a few days and now i have pain.
Any advice is welcome.
Thanks !!!
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amyf
Posted 2010-03-19 11:31 PM (#122020 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


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Is it a soreness like you ran for a long time and your legs are sore.... or is it a sharp pain??? sharp pain would indicate a technique issue like hyper extending rather than simply contracting your quad and leg muscles or improper alignment causing a twisting.
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auzzinc
Posted 2010-03-20 10:41 AM (#122030 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


It is an achy pain. If i keep it still for a few minutes it starts to hurt and i have to move it..
I suppose it is a sharp achy pain hard to really explain.
I think i might be hyper extending.. But the teacher said i cant hyper extend in standing head to knee.. However ive done ashtanga for a few years off and on and they were very conscious of hyper extension. Im going to pay attention more attention to it.
So to lock the knee is to contract you quad and basically all other leg muscles in the leg not necessarily lock/hyper extend ?
This would make sense.
Thanks again.
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Seeker101
Posted 2010-03-20 3:23 PM (#122036 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


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Auzzinc, have you thought about maybe talking to a teacher who has some training in therapeutic yoga? He/she can watch you in the poses and help you see where you might be hyper extending or torquing your knee. The worry about knees is that they are easy to injure and hard to heal. Prevention in this case is worth the world.

good luck.
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Posted 2010-03-20 6:02 PM (#122040 - in reply to #122030)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


auzzinc - 2010-03-20 7:41 AM

I think i might be hyper extending.. But the teacher said i cant hyper extend in standing head to knee..


You can hyperextend you knees in almost any standing pose, especially standing head to knee.
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auzzinc
Posted 2010-03-22 12:25 PM (#122072 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


I talked to one of the teachers and she suggested i take it easy and listen to my body.
I took her advice. It seems to be getting a little better but not all better.
Going to see how i feel in class today. THanks again.
Its a toss up for me cause if i stop doing bikram i start to get pain in my shoulder.. So kind of stuck at the time being.
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Posted 2010-03-25 3:49 AM (#122127 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


If you are " locking " the knee then you probably are hyperextending the joint....this WILL cause a serious problem to the knee joint(it may take many years to do the damage but it will damage the knee).

Do NOT lock the knee....Yes a STRAIGHT knee.....just not locked....draw up the knee cap using the front thigh,press the femur bone back and the tibia forward....if you are not sure how....go to a few Iyengar classes...then back to Bikram....
A good Iyengar teacher will also help you with your shoulder also.
Good luck....keep sweating....
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auzzinc
Posted 2010-03-25 3:34 PM (#122136 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


Thanks monkey
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auzzinc
Posted 2010-04-05 2:22 PM (#122239 - in reply to #122017)
Subject: Re: Knee pain


Just a heads up
Recently my knee pain has gone away.. Im very thankful for all the support. For all of you and all of my teachers.
From a combination of all of you, and listening to my body my knee pain is gone.

Thanks

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